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The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a National Park in 1952, through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 .
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:34, 29 October 2010: 1,425 × 1,200 (1.27 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the North York Moors National Park, UK with the following information shown: *National Park boundary *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectan
Near the North Yorkshire coastal towns of Whitby and Scarborough, and extending inland as far as Thirsk, the North York Moors are one of the few major upland areas in eastern England. Reaching a maximum height of 454 m (1,490 ft) at Urra Moor, the North York Moors are home to the RAF Fylingdales radar base.
For the Somerset Moors, which are low-lying wetland areas, see Category:Somerset Levels. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) uses three areas of the northern moor for manoeuvres and live-firing exercises, totalling 108.71 km 2 (41.97 sq mi), [1] or just over 11% of the National Park. Red and white posts mark the boundaries of these military areas (shown on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale maps). Flagpoles on many tors in and around the ...
Figures in brackets refer to the equivalent Joint Character Areas outlined in the next section and illustrated on the map. Natural Areas are defined as "biogeographic zones which reflect the geographic foundation, the natural systems and processes, and the wildlife in different parts of England, and provide a framework for setting objectives ...
Map: Swarth Moor 34.1 85.2 1958 Map: Swinden Quarry: 112.1 276.9 1998 Map ... C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.